Who are the losers in the ‘Duck Dynasty’ flap? — BELTWAY CONFIDENTIAL DUCK DYNASTY TELEVISION POLITICAL CORRECTNESS — Now that A&E executives have surrendered to the will of hundreds of thousands of “Duck Dynasty” fans and welcomed Phil Robertson back to the show nearly 10 days …

Paul Ryan lectures the pope — The Catholic conservative who insists he cares about the poor says Pope Francis doesn't understand capitalism — When 1.3 million Americans lose their unemployment benefits on Saturday, they can thank Rep. Paul Ryan. He took the lead in negotiating …

Benefits Ending for One Million Unemployed — WASHINGTON — An emergency federal program that acts as a lifeline for 1.3 million jobless workers will end on Saturday, drastically curtailing government support for the long-term unemployed and setting the stage for a major political fight in the new year.

Libya Holds Four American Military Personnel for Hours — WASHINGTON — Four American military personnel assigned to the United States Embassy in Tripoli, Libya, were detained Friday and released hours later after being held by the country's Interior Ministry, American officials said.

IRS to pay Obamacare political price — Obamacare's rollout dented the Department of Health and Human Services in just the first month. Up next year: the Internal Revenue Service. — A key piece of the health care law gives Americans making less than 400 percent of the poverty line subsidies to buy insurance.

‘We Are Creating Walmarts of Higher Education’ — Universities in South Dakota, Nebraska, and other states have cut the number of credits students need to graduate. A proposal in Florida would let online courses forgo the usual higher-education accreditation process.

As Predicted, ObamaCare Plunges Into ‘Utter Chaos’ — “HHS maintains they'll have these [Exchanges] up and running by October 2013. I don't know anyone who is confident about that and I'm ready to predict that they will not.” — Michael F. Cannon, December 2012 — “In my opinion, what's going to happen is utter chaos.”

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